MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOMEVISITING GRANT PROGRAM - PROJECT ABSTRACT PROJECT TITLE: MATERNAL INFANT EARLY ...

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MATERNAL, INFANT AND EARLY CHILDHOOD HOMEVISITING GRANT PROGRAM - PROJECT ABSTRACT PROJECT TITLE: MATERNAL INFANT EARLY CHILD HOME VISITING PROGRAM APPLICANT NAME: VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH MAILING ADDRESS: VT DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, 280 STATE DRIVE, WATERBURY VT 05671-8360 PROJECT DIRECTOR: ILISA STALBERG, DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF FAMILY AND CHILD HEALTH CONTACT PHONE NUMBERS: #(802) 343-8125, FAX# (802)-863-7229. EMAIL ADDRESS: ILISA.STALBERG@VERMONT.GOV WEBSITE: STRONG FAMILIES VERMONT FUNDS REQUESTED: BASE GRANT AND MATCHING FUNDS. ANNOTATION: VERMONT MIECHV FUNDS WILL SUPPORT THE MATERNAL EARLY CHILDHOOD SUSTAINED HOME VISITING (MECSH) MODEL. PROGRAM GOALS ARE TO IMPROVE TRANSITION TO PARENTING BY SUPPORTING MOTHERS THROUGH PREGNANCY, IMPROVE MATERNAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING BY HELPING MOTHERS CARE FOR THEMSELVES. FURTHERMORE, GOALS INCLUDE IMPROVING CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT BY HELPING PARENTS TO INTERACT WITH THEIR CHILDREN IN DEVELOPMENTALLY SUPPORTIVE WAYS, DEVELOP AND PROMOTE PARENTS’ ASPIRATIONS FOR THEMSELVES AND CHILDREN, AND IMPROVE FAMILY AND SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS AND WITHIN THE FAMILY AND WITH OTHER FAMILIES AND SERVICES. PROBLEM: AT RISK FAMILIES WITHOUT SUSTAINED EVIDENCE-BASED SUPPORT WILL LACK THE SKILLS OR RESOURCES TO RAISE CHILDREN WHO ARE PHYSICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY HEALTHY, AND READY TO SUCCEED CREATING DEEPER DISPARITIES IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND COUNTRY. PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DELIVER A COORDINATED EVIDENCE-BASED VOLUNTARY EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITING PROGRAM MATERNAL EARLY CHILDHOOD SUSTAINED HOME VISITING (MECSH) TO ELIGIBLE FAMILIES WITHIN ALL 14 VERMONT COUNTIES REPRESENTED BY SIX REGIONS WITHIN VERMONT’S CHILDREN’S INTEGRATED SERVICE (CIS) SYSTEM. GOALS/OBJECTIVES: GOALS INCLUDE: 1) IMPROVE PREGNANCY OUTCOMES; PROMOTE HEALTHY INFANT AND TODDLER GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT; AND FOSTER HEALTHY, SELF-SUFFICIENT FAMILIES AMONGST AT-RISK POPULATIONS IN ALL VERMONT COUNTIES. GOAL 2: BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2026, VERMONT WILL HOST A COMPREHENSIVE AND FLEXIBLE DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TO TRACK PROGRAM PROGRESS, OUTCOMES, AND ENSURE CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (CQI) ACROSS PROJECT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. GOAL 3: BUILD A STATE SYSTEM TO ASSURE STABILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY OF EVIDENCE-BASED HOME VISITING. GOAL 4: BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2026, VERMONT MIECHV TEAM WILL FACILITATE AND MONITOR CORE MODEL TRAINING AND CONTINUOUS MECSH PROGRAM MANAGEMENT WITH MECSH CONSULTANTS IN SUPPORT OF OPTIMAL IMPLEMENTATION. GOAL 5: BY SEPTEMBER 29, 2026, IMPLEMENT PROGRAM STRATEGIES THAT REDUCE DISPARITIES AND STRUCTURAL RACISM TO ADVANCE AND ACHIEVE HEALTH EQUITY. APPROACH: I. FUNDS ARE SUPPORTING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MATERNAL EARLY CHILDHOOD SUSTAINED HOME VISITING (MECSH) MODEL. II. ALL OF VERMONT’S FOURTEEN AT- RISK COUNITES ARE TO BE SERVED. TARGET POPULATIONS ARE FAMILIES AT RISK OF POOR MATERNAL OR CHILD HEALTH OR DEVELOPMENTAL OUTCOMES AND PRIORITY POPULATIONS OUTLINED BY STATUTORY AUTHORITY, INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE RACIALLY AND ETHNICALLY DIVERSE. III. PROJECTED CASELOAD OF FAMILY SLOTS: FY24 IS 405 FAMILIES, FY24 IS 405 FAMILIES. IV. INTAKE AND REFERRAL, SERVICE DELIVERY AND REFERRAL LINKAGES WILL BE COORDINATED WITHIN THE EMBEDDED CHILDREN’S INTEGRATED SERVICES AND COMPREHENSIVE STATEWIDE EARLY CHILDHOOD SYSTEM TO ACHIEVE MIEHCV PROGRAM OBJECTIVES IN LINE WITH STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS.